Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-07
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The large stone USED IN rOlhhS the
streets was to have been taken over the
Union street bridge yesterday afternoon by
Contractor Boren, but when things were
being made ready for its passage over the
structure the B. & o. authorities offered TO
transfer the huge stone by car instead,
and it viii be taken By way of the c. u r.
road.
Preparations are being made for placing
the new fountain on the Public Square.
Miss Jennie Wise has returned from a
visit with Cleveland friends.
George Schick has returned from Cleye-
land College.
H. B. Miller and wife, of Findley, are
in the city visiting relatives and old ac-
quaintances.
George Muth and wife are home from a
visit to friends in st. Mary's, w. Va
Mrs. Slater, mother Of Mrs. |. T. Freese,
is quite i'll ut the residence Of her daugh-
ter.
A lady afflicted with kleptOmania was
discovered in the act of taking silk UNI
brella from SOMEBODY'S dry goods store,
and when caught in the act she disgorged
two pairs of silk mits, bolt of ribbon, a
silk handkerchief and a pair of sleeve but
tons in addition to the umbrella. She
promised TO leave the city forthwith, and
escaped arrest. The culprit was a well
dressed stranger.
Alex V. Smith, Of the firm of Smith &
Love, painters, has been married to Miss
Bertha Patterson, of Georgetown.
Charles White (colored) plead guilty to
assaulting James Semple, and was fined
sos by Squire ROeder.
The Misses Sanders, daughters of Dr.. A.
Sanders, OF Grand Island, Neb., are visit.
ing relatives in this city, their former resi-
dence.
Charles Rosser and Frank Neal have
taken a pair OF horses to Steubenville for
practice on the race course.
The crown of the furnace at the goblet
works was broken and the fires will be
put out until the necessary repairs are
made.
Hex. Garrett, of Steubenville, is visiting
his father Captain John Garrett, IN Second
ward
An ice cream social will be given in the
wharfbOat, this evening, by the ladies of
the Christian church.
The County Commissioners were In the
city yesterday negotiating for glass with
which to glaze the new court house.
Robert wilkins, of St Clairsyille, was
in town yesterday.
The Sons OF Temperance, of this city,
will pay the Bridgeport Lodge a fraternal
visit some time soon.
A. l.. Baron passed through the city yes
terday on his way to Plttsburg to buy
machinery for his new factory at Findlay,
Ernest Beutiield and wife have returned
from visit to Newark friends.
J. NJ. Maring IL home from western
trip.
The sewer system in Is city is being
denounced in an emphatic manner by
many people, and now Councilmen are
Joining ia the chorus. The system de-
serves IL. -
All three of the county conventions will
be held in this city this fall. And we aye
tn have q soldiers reunion, too.
Mrs. Will Neal anu children, of Canton,
Ohio, are visiting friends here.
Will HpDus is newSGatherer on the IN
dspet8,d these days.
T. L. Darrah. of the Belmont Savings
and Loan Company is away on visit.
Major Camp, bsIlalr"S iaNoute temper
ance orator, delivered an address To 4 large
audience on the Public Square last even
ing Thirty. One signers to the pledge were
secured. The Major will speak again on
the Square this evening, and will he
greeted by AN immense audience.
a large piece OF plaste:tug Tell irom the
ceiling in Parks Il Dickens store ro"m
last evening breaking two very fine plate
glass show cases, besides iniuring the
goods somewhat by dust.
Two men named Potter aud Powell got
into a quarrel last evening about one Mrs
Campbell, near her residence on Gravel
Hill, and bad rough and tumble fight, in
which both men were considerably bruised.
The lady in quest on called for help, and
when Albert Kennedy, neighbor, started
for the scene his wife tainted through fear
and was with difficulty resnscitated. No
arrests were made.